Archive for the ‘Foodscapes’ Category

Circus Poster: Create your Own Edible Characters

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

4432The whimsical nutritious scene portrayed in the Foodscapes Circus Poster can be recreated at home by using the following ingredients.

Rings and Animal Stands: watermelon, orange slices decorated with lime, tangerine, and lemon peels
Walrus: sweet potato body, lime ball with lemon, tangerine, and lemon peel spots and stripes
Elephant: rutabaga body, parsnip trunk, leek legs, lettuce ears, pepper (red, green, and yellow) body decorations, clove eyes
Dog: new potato head and body, lima bean ears, kale collar, pear stem legs, pepper hat, jumping through red and orange pepper rings

Send photos of your fruit and veggie circus characters to angela@learningzonexpress.com.

Barnyard Poster Ingredients

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

4431The farm-friendly Barnyard Poster in our Foodscapes poster series features a rooster, hen, and chick family, as well as a bull, pig, and cat made out of fresh vegetables and fruits. The 2009 Merit Health Information Award Winner promotes nutrition and eating local in a fun, creative way. Make your own Barnyard Poster scene with the ingredient guide below:

Sun: orange
Rooster & Hen: garlic body, pepper tail, shallot head
Chicks: garlic body, grape stem legs
Bull: yellow pepper body and head, white asparagus legs, black eyed pea eyes, Serrano chili pepper eyes
Fence: green asparagus
Cat in the Barn: mushroom body, black eyed pea eyes, wild rice whiskers, surrounded by bean sprout hay
Hay Bale: coleslaw mix
Piggy: kiwi body, grape snout, white asparagus legs, orange rind tail, black eyed pea eyes

We’d love to see photos of the Foodscapes creations that you make. E-mail your photos to angela@learningzonexpress.com.

Create Your Own Watermelon Hot Air Balloon

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

4410The Fly High Poster in our Foodscapes collection was created with a number of fresh fruits and vegetables. Below is the ingredient list that you can use to make your own sky scene.


Clouds:
cauliflower
Sun: orange
Trees: broccoli, leaf lettuce, pineapple tops
Birds: carrot, red pepper beak, clove legs
Hot air balloon: watermelon, yellow pepper, chives
People: grapes, green bean legs, chive flower hats

Share your own foodscapes creations with us by e-mailing your photos to angela@learningzonexpress.com.

Cauliflower Sheep Photos Make our Day!

Monday, December 21st, 2009

Thanks Ann for sending in photos of the Foodscapes sheep that you and your family made! Aren’t they darling?

Send photos of the sheep and other fruit and vegetable characters that you make to angela@learningzonexpress.com.

Veggie Vacation Poster’s Kitchen Ingredients

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

4423Eating healthy doesn’t have to be corny! The Veggie Vacation Poster in our Foodscapes series has many edible ingredients. To make your own corn people, use the following foods from your own kitchen:

Woman: corn body, orange hat with a carrot flower, corn silk hair, black eyed pea eyes, red pepper mouth, sugar snap pea arms, pea necklace, corn husk dress

Man: zucchini body, carrot hair, black eyed pea eyes, red pepper mouth, corn husk shirt, spotted carrot shorts

Dog: fingerling potato body, black eyed pea eyes, clove nose, pear stem legs and tail

Send us photos of the corn people you make and we’ll post it to our blog. E-mail images to angela@learningzonexpress.com.

Foodscapes Balance Poster Components

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

4408What is it made of?

The Foodsapes Life Needs Balance Poster is made out of edible characters. Follow the ingredient list below to make your own fruit and veggie people on a teeter-totter.

Teeter-totter: broccoli, celery
People: red fingerling potatoes, parsley, black eyed peas, green onion

Send us pictures of the Foodscapes characters you make and we’ll post them on the blog! E-mail photos to angela@learningzonexpress.com.

Foodscapes Fruit Oasis Poster Ingredients

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

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The Foodscapes Fruit Oasis Poster features a tasty desert scene with characters made out of fruits and veggies. Try making the scene yourself using the list of ingredients below:

Turtle: pineapple, chilies
Armadillo: mango, parsnip
Plants and Foliage: Bosc pears, cucumber, zucchini, kiwi, orange peel

Send us photos of the foodscapes you make and we’ll post it on the blog. E-mail photos to angela@learningzonexpress.com.

Download our Holiday Card Images FREE

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

9205In addition to our free downloadable poster for November, we are offering two of our Foodscapes holiday card designs as free downloadables as well.

All are located on our Learning ZoneXpress web site in the Free Downloadable Poster box (on the right side of the page…scroll down…) or you can click below:

November Free Downloadable Poster:  Morph Mania Poster
Foodscapes Healthy Holidays
Foodscapes Merry Moosemas

Also, our Foodscapes holiday cards are on sale for $7 per pack while supplies last!

Decoding the Foodscapes Porpoise Poster

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

4405As we continue to reveal the ingredients used to make our 13 Foodscapes posters, we welcome any photos of your own foodscapes creations. Just e-mail them to angela@learningzonexpress.com.

Today we are taking a look at our Foodscapes Porpoise Poster, which was a “bronze” National Health Information Award winner in 2008. Our food stylists used the following foods to create this foodscapes scene:

Ship: cantaloupe, carrot, lettuce, string
People: strawberries, green grapes, cloves, kumquats
Island: cabbage, lettuce, mint leaves, carrots, green peppers, black olives
Porpoises: bananas, cloves

Stay tuned! We will be decoding the Foodscapes Fruit Oasis Poster next!

Foodscapes Characters - What Are they Made of?

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

4407You’re probably familiar with our Foodscapes™ Collection of products: posters, placards, greeting cards, postcards, stickers, bookmarks, temporary tattoos

Our Foodscapes are whimsical, edible characters in landscapes, seascapes, and natural scenes designed to inspire people of all ages to eat fruits and vegetables.

One of the most popular questions asked of our sales reps at conferences is: ‘what are those scenes made out of?’

Once a week, we will decode our Foodscapes posters for you. Let’s start with the ever-popular Sheep Poster:

Sheep Bodies: broccoli and cauliflower
Sheep Legs: pear stems
Sheep Heads: purple grapes
Sheep Eyes: black-eyed peas

Now that you have the “recipe” to create your own sheep, don’t be sheepish about sending in photos of the sheep you create. Try new variations of foodscapes sheep by using other fruit and veggies.

Please send us your photos of the sheep you make to angela@learningzonexpress.com and we will post them on the blog.